Seattle @ Chicago props

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Jorge Polanco in the 19th percentile as it relates to his BABIP skill. The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Jorge Polanco pulls many of his flyballs (38.3% — 97th percentile) and will have to hit them out towards the league's 5th-deepest RF fences in today's game. Typically, batters like Jorge Polanco who hit a lot of flyballs are generally less successful when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Cade Horton. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of every team playing today.

Wrigley Field grades out as the #21 stadium in the league for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Emerson Hancock will have the handedness advantage over Seiya Suzuki in today's game. Typically, bats like Seiya Suzuki who hit a lot of groundballs usually hit worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of groundballs such as Emerson Hancock.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. In today's game, Pete Crow-Armstrong is at a disadvantage facing the league's 5th-deepest RF fences given that he hits his flyballs to the pull field at a 35.9% rate (91st percentile). Pete Crow-Armstrong has been lucky this year, putting up a .366 wOBA despite the leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimating his true talent level to be .329 — a .037 gap. When it comes to plate discipline, Pete Crow-Armstrong's ability is quite poor, putting up a 5.19 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 10th percentile.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Donovan Solano in the 88th percentile as it relates to his BABIP talent. In the majors, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. As a switch-hitter who performs worse from the 0 side of the dish, Cal Raleigh will be at a disadvantage batting from his worse side against Cade Horton today. Cal Raleigh pulls a high percentage of his flyballs (43% — 100th percentile) and has the misfortune of hitting them in the direction of the league's 5th-deepest RF fences today. Typically, bats like Cal Raleigh who hit a lot of flyballs tend to perform worse when facing pitchers who also induce a lot of flyballs such as Cade Horton. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of every team playing today.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Ian Happ has negatively regressed with his Barrel% in recent games; his 7.7% seasonal rate has lowered to 0% over the past week.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Kyle Tucker pulls a lot of his flyballs (35.3% — 89th percentile) but may find it hard to clear MLB's 5th-deepest RF fences today. Extreme groundball batters like Kyle Tucker usually hit worse against extreme groundball pitchers like Emerson Hancock. Kyle Tucker's ability to hit the ball at a HR-maximizing launch angle (between 23° and 34°) has fallen off from last year to this one, going from 23.6% to 19.4%.

Michael Busch is projected to bat 6th in the lineup in this matchup, which would be a downgrade from his 73% rate of hitting in the top-half of the lineup this season. The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball. Over the last week, Michael Busch's exit velocity on flyballs has fallen from his seasonal average of 93.2 mph to 86.9 mph. The leading projection system (THE BAT X) estimates Michael Busch's true offensive ability to be a .339, implying that he has experienced some positive variance this year given the .028 discrepancy between that figure and his actual .367 wOBA.

The #5 venue in the league for suppressing batting average to LHB, via the leading projection system (THE BAT), is Wrigley Field. Wrigley Field has the 5th-deepest RF dimensions in Major League Baseball. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of every team playing today. J.P. Crawford will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team in today's game. J.P. Crawford has struggled with his Barrel% recently; his 6.7% seasonal rate has fallen off to 0% in the past week's worth of games.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Cole Young will hold the platoon advantage against Cade Horton today. Cole Young's ability to hit the ball at a BABIP-optimizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) has gotten better lately, going from 45.7% on the season to 70% over the last week.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Randy Arozarena in the 93rd percentile when assessing his overall offensive talent. Randy Arozarena is projected to bat 5th on the lineup card in this game. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats.

Nico Hoerner is projected to hit 8th in the lineup in today's game. Wrigley Field grades out as the #21 stadium in the league for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Emerson Hancock will hold the platoon advantage against Nico Hoerner today. Nico Hoerner has an 84th percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (34.9%) and has the misfortune of hitting them towards MLB's 5th-deepest RF fences today. Nico Hoerner has been cold lately, compiling a 0% Barrel% (a reliable standard to assess power) in the last two weeks.

Wrigley Field grades out as the #21 stadium in the league for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Batting from the same side that Emerson Hancock throws from, Dansby Swanson will be in a tough position in today's game. In terms of plate discipline, Dansby Swanson's talent is quite weak, sporting a 3.88 K/BB rate this year while grading out in in the 21st percentile.

Wrigley Field grades out as the #21 stadium in the league for righty batting average, according to the leading projection system (THE BAT). Cade Horton will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against Julio Rodriguez today. The Chicago Cubs outfield defense profiles as the 2nd-best out of every team playing today. Playing on the road typically weakens hitter metrics in all categories due to the lack of home field advantage, which should be the case for Julio Rodriguez in today's game. In the past week's worth of games, Julio Rodriguez's Barrel% has experienced a negative regression, plummeting from his seasonal rate of 7.7% down to 0%.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest out of every team on the slate today. Matt Shaw will hold the home field advantage today, which figures to bolster all of his stats.

In the majors, Wrigley Field's LF dimensions are the shallowest. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest out of every team on the slate today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Luke Raley in the 87th percentile when estimating his overall offensive ability. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Luke Raley will receive the benefit of the platoon advantage against Cade Horton today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Benjamin Williamson in the 95th percentile when estimating his BABIP skill. Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Batters such as Benjamin Williamson with extreme flyball tendencies are usually more effective when facing pitchers like Cade Horton who skew towards the groundball end of the spectrum.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. As a switch-hitter who performs better from the 0 side of the plate, Vidal Brujan will have the advantage of batting from from his better side against Emerson Hancock in today's matchup. The Seattle Mariners outfield defense grades out as the 4th-weakest out of every team on the slate today.

Built 599 feet above sea level, Wrigley Field has the 10th-highest altitude in MLB, which often leads to better offense. A correlation exists between high heat and more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and this game is projected to have the 3rd-hottest temperature on the slate today at 92°. The wind projects to be blowing out to CF at 20.7-mph in this game, the 2nd-strongest of the day for bats. Hitting from the opposite that Cade Horton throws from, Dominic Canzone will have an advantage in today's matchup. In the past two weeks, Dominic Canzone's maximum exit velocity (a good measure of recent form and raw power) has been 115.9-mph, which qualifies as one of the hardest-hit balls in the league.